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Ex-Justice Minister Cho says he 'respects' children's decision to renounce controversial degrees

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, currently under trial on academic fraud charges connected to his daughter and son, said Monday he respects his children's decision to renounce controversial academic degrees.Cho, a forme
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(3rd LD) Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation

(ATTN: ADDS additional info of Yoon's visit to Yecheon County in last 4 paras)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the mobilization of all available resources and policy measures, including designati
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S. Korea to hold int'l defense exhibition in October

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold an international defense exhibition in October to showcase advanced military hardware and technologies, organizers said Monday, amid Seoul's push to become a major player in the global arms market.
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(2nd LD) Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation

(ATTN: ADDS additional info of Yoon's visit to Yecheon County in last para)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the mobilization of all available resources and policy measures, including designating
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(LEAD) 49 dead or missing in downpours after 4 more bodies recovered from underground road

(ATTN: UPDATES with new details in paras 3-5)SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Four more bodies have been recovered from a flooded underground road in central South Korea, bringing the number of people dead or missing in recent downpours to 49, officials sa
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S. Korea's stance against lethal arms aid to Ukraine remains unchanged: defense ministry

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's policy stance against the provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine remains unchanged, the defense ministry said Monday, after President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to the war-torn nation in a show of
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N. Korea ramps up efforts to minimize damage from heavy rains

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has ramped up efforts to minimize damage to crops from the monsoon season, with its premier inspecting farms in several counties to call attention to grain protection, state media said Monday.Kim Tok-hun called
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Heavy monsoon rains to hit central, southern regions again Tuesday

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The nation's central and southern regions, already battered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week, are bracing for another spell of torrential downpours, the state weather agency said Monday.With heavy rain warnings
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Police to launch investigation into deadly underpass flooding in Osong

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Police plan to launch an investigation into the recent deadly flooding of an underground roadway in the central town of Osong, which has claimed 13 lives, officials said Monday. The underground roadway in western Cheongju,
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(LEAD) Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation

(ATTN: ADDS more details, quotes, byline)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the mobilization of all available resources and policy measures, including designating special disaster zones, to deal with t
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S. Korea to join U.S.-led multinational cyber exercise

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Cyber Operations Command will participate in a U.S.-led multinational cyber exercise this month to strengthen its capabilities to counter threats in the increasingly crucial security domain, Seoul's de
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Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the mobilization of all available resources and policy measures, including designating special disaster zones, to deal with the aftermath of heavy downpours that have left at least
(URGENT) Yoon orders designation of hard-hit areas as disaster zones eligible for state support

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Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul27/23Rain60Incheon26/23Rain60Suwon29/23Rain60Cheongju30/24Rain70Daejeon29/23Rain60Ch
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(LEAD) Yoon to preside over disaster response meeting upon return from overseas trip

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS additional info in first 3 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to preside over a disaster response meeting Monday upon his return from a weeklong trip to Europe that included vi
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49 dead or missing in downpours after 4 more bodies recovered from underground road

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Four more bodies have been recovered from a flooded underground road in central South Korea, bringing the number of people dead or missing in recent downpours to 49, officials said Monday.The Osong underground roadway in th
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 17.Korean-language dailies-- After going through last year's floods, nothing has changed (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Installing sand walls without traffic c
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Yoon returns home from trip to Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Monday from a weeklong trip to Europe that included visits to Lithuania and Poland and an unannounced stop in Ukraine.In Vilnius, Yoon attended a summit of the North Atlan
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U.S. concerned about N. Korea's additional missile launches, nuclear test: Sullivan

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said Washington remains concerned about North Korea's additional intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches and another nuclear test.Last week, the North te